Functions of innovation systems as a framework to understand sustainable technological change: Empirical evidence for earlier claims

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 584-594

  Hekkert, Marko P ^a   Negro, Simona O ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Industrial transformation; Socio technical change; Technological transition

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION; INNOVATION SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SOCIO-TECHNICAL CHANGE; SYSTEM FUNCTIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES; TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSITION;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; MODEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 62849083000     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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